Tag: South Boston

Boston: Connecting Land, Water & Art–Walking map

Terrific routes—via land and harbor—lead to the Institute of Contemporary Art [ICA]. We’ve highlighted waterfront art installations along interesting walking routes from MBTA stations. Times include no stops.

Silver Line/Courthouse—5 min.
Silver Line/World Trade Center—6 to 8 min.
Red Line/South Station—15 to 20 min.
Blue Line/Aquarium—20 to 25 min.
Orange Line/Downtown Crossing—25 to 30 min.

This map was prepared as part of WalkBoston’s 2007 Annual Meeting and Walk and is distributed as a gift to walkers who enjoy art in urban settings. Thanks to our many sponsors for making it possible.

Click for “Connecting Land, Water and Art Walking Map” PDF

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Boston: Convention Center – Forays on Foot Walking Map

The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center [BCEC] symbolizes the city’s redevelopment of a former industrial area. The BCEC, a new Boston landmark designed by architects Rafael Vinoly/HNTB, opened in 2004. The area around it, originally a 1,000-acre salt marsh, was filled incrementally for use by marine-related industries and railroads. With those now gone, the South Boston Seaport District is becoming a cultural, tourist and residential neighborhood. Its development gained force with the opening of the Big Dig roadways, which provide new vehicular access.

Near the BCEC are many “only-in-Boston” sights – some immediately visible, some hard to find. Within easy reach are three museums, the Boston Tea Party site, the Big Dig, historic engineering bridge artifacts, the harborfront, a fishing fleet, Boston’s old wool trade buildings, contemporary architectural landmarks, and many restaurants. A bit farther are downtown’s Colonial and Revolutionary attractions.